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Stock Trading Alert: Stocks extend short-term consolidation after retracing some recent gains

October 23, 2013, 3:07 PM

The main U.S. stock market indexes are currently down between 0.3% and 0.6%. The market slightly rebounded from the earlier lows. The S&P 500 index is down 0.4%, just below the level of 1,750. The S&P 500 futures contract (CFD) continues to trade near its recent consolidation at around 1,735. The support remains at 1,730-1,735. On the other hand, the resistance is at 1,750, as the 15-minute chart shows:

S&P500 futures contract - S&P 500 index chart - SPX

The Nasdaq 100 futures contract (CFD) is in a short-term downward correction of the recent rally. The resistance remains at 3,360-3,370, marked by Monday's volatile topping consolidation. The nearest important support is at around 3,310, marked by the earlier consolidation, as we can see on the 15-minute chart:

Nasdaq100 futures contract - Nasdaq 100 index chart - NDX

Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook is bearish, as there may be some further selling pressure due to profit taking following recent rally:

Intraday outlook: bearish
Short-term outlook: bearish
Medium-term outlook: neutral
Long-term outlook: bullish

Thank you,
Paul Rejczak

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